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Patented Aug. 7, 1923.

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ROBERT I. ORB, OF ST. ELMO, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO LOUVRE?H. LAMB, JR., 0F ST. ELMO, TENNESSEE, AND ONE-THIRD TO 1L. .TACK SPENCE,OF

CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

vase non CEMETERIES.

Application filed .Tuly 13, 1922.

To all whomz' may concern.'

Be it. known that I, Ronnn'r I. Ona, a cit-` izen of the United States,residing at St. Elmo, in the county of Hamilton and State of Tennessee`have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vases forCemeteries; and I do hereby declare the 'follows ing to be a full,clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as willenable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

This 'invention relates to metallic vases adapted for holding flowerslused in ceineterics, and hasfor its object to `improve Vtheconstruction andto lessen the cost of similar deviceswliich have beenheretofore proposed.

With these and other objects in view, the

l invention consists in the novel details of construction and'combinations of parts more fully hereinafter disclosed, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

'Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecifica-tion, in which likenumerals designate like parts in all theviews:

Figure 1 is an elevational viewof a completed vase, made in accordancewith this invention;

lFigure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional vie'w ofthe lowerportions of the vase shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3*?) of Figure 2, lookingin the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4lisa plan vi ew of the metal blank from which this vase is made;

Figure 5 isa fragmentary perspective view showing the crimped ointuniting the edges of the blank shown in Figure 4; and

Figure 6 is a sectional view similar to Figure 8, but showing a slightlymodified form of construction. y

1 indicates a lbody portion which in the blank is ofthe somewhat sectorshape shown r and along one edge thereof the said body portion is bentalong the dotted lines 2 and 3 'to Iform a 'considerable depression asillustrated in Figure 5, and is 'then -bent along the line t `to formthe dependinghook; one provides a half 'of 'a seam which is adapted to'accommodate thefother half of the sea-ni and `also tojcause thezcurvedsurface 7 to 7be a continuation of the vcurved surface 8, all as will beclear from Figure 5. The said Serial No. 574,709.

blank portion is further bent along the dotted line 9, to formthecomplemental half of the seam provided with the hook portion 10.

1t should be observed that the space between the dotted line 3 and theouter edge 11 of the blank is greater than the space between the dottedline 9 and the'outer edge 12 of the blank, so that the first portion 5of the seam may be provided with the de` pression indicated at 13, andthus cause the curved` surface 7 to be a continuation of the curvedsurface 8, as stated above. rlhat is to say, in the linished vase theouter surface thereof is painted and the paint is baked thereon, so asto form a pleasing outerappearance, which is so necessary in articles ofthis character.

New` should the outer curved surface '7 .not be a continuation of theouter curved surface 8 the seam would greatly mar the appearance of thefinished article, and to avoid this, the depression 13 is provided whichnecessarily fills up with paint, as `indicated, so that the finishedarticle presents a smooth and pleasing appearance.

Instead of merely folding the blank along the dotted lines 2, 3, 4 and9, as described above, ythe blank may be scored or somewhat weakenedalong these said dotted lines to facilitate the folding of the metal,and also to lessen the cost of manufacture. r'lhis scoring of the metalis especially desirable when relatively `thick sheet metal is employed.Y

The body portion 1 having its edges 11 and 12 folded in the manner abovedisclosed to ferm the seam, illustrated in Figure `5, the one edge isbrought to the other and the two portions of the seam are interengaged,as illust-rated in Figure 5, but before thus folding up the body portion1, the flap 14 is folded on the dotted line 15, "dat over against thesurface 16, and the flap 17 is folded on the dotted line 18 flat overagainst the folded `flap 141, all as is indicated in Figure 3.

ln addition to the above 'mentioned manipulations of the metal, it willbe observed that the said body portion 1 is provided with the slits 19and 20, terminating in the round perforations 21 and 22, respecedges 23'and 24 respectively, rand which curved edges are struck from the samecenter as is the outer curved edge 40 of the blank. These said curvededges 23 and 24 are folded on the dotted lines 25 and 26 to formsupporting flanges 27 whe-n said fianges are turned at right angles tothe main body portion 1 of the vase.

That is to say, as will be clear from Figure 1, if these said flanges 27should be turned at right angles to the metal and should no roundopenings 21 and 22 be provided, it would be diiiicult to roll the metalinto the cone shape shown, and further, if thecurved lower surfaces 23and 24 of said L fianges were not provided, the supporting flanges 27would be difficult to bend into the desired shape t-o support the bottomdisk 28 of the finished vase. Of course, again, instead of merelyfolding' the metal on the dotted lines 15, 18, 25 and 26, the metal maybe scored or weakened along said lines to facilitate the manipulationthereof.

The parts having been brought into the position indicated, and the mainbody portion folded into the cone shape shown in Figure 1, with theinterlocking seam portions interengaged, as is indicated in Figure 5,the seam may be crimped in place or pressed in place by any suitablemechanism, and the folded flaps 14 and 17 along with the triangularportion 16, may be hollowed out or curved as shown in Figure 3 to form aprong 30 which will have a relatively sharp point 31 and which will beexceedingly strong and durable.

The hollow, cone shaped vessel thus produced will consist of a singlepiece of metal, and there will be no likelihood of the seam 32 leakingfor itis of the ordinary form that is used in water-tight vessels everyday.

The small end of the cone, however', will not be closed until the disk28 is put in place. This disk, of course, may be soldered in place or itmay be otherwise secured therein. It is preferred, however, to make thedisk somewhat larger than is the inside circumference `of the small endof the cone and to force it in place so that its extreme edge 33 will besomewhat turned up as best indicated in Figure 2. This insures a verytight joint, so that when the vases are dipped in paint and afterwardsbaked, this joint will not ordinarily need any further cement-ing orsoldering to maintain it watertight, although when desired, solder maybe placed thereon or the joint between the disk and the inside of thecone may be otherwise rendered liquid-tight. It is found, however, thatwhen the cone is filled with paint in order to cover the same, and islater emptied, the paint will settle down around the edges of the disk33, and when baked will thus form a sufficiently tight joint for thepurposes intended.

In the form of prong 34 illustrated in Figure 6, the flap 14 is foldeddown over the prong member 16, just as it is in Figure 3, but instead offolding the flap 17 down on top of the flap 14, as illustrated in Figure3, the said flap 17 is folded in an opposite direction over the backportion or surface of the member 16, as will be readily understood fromsaid Figure 6. The advantage of this modified construction resides inthe fact that should the prong 34 be inserted into soil which is more orless corrosive, the flaps 14 and 17 would have to first be quitethoroughly corroded and eatenaway before the portion 16 would bedestroyed, whereas in the form shown in Figure 3, the portion 16 mightbe corroded before the portion 14 is destroyed, and if such should bethe case, the vase would fall to the ground.

From the foregoing disclosure, it will now be apparent that I havep-roduced a cone shaped vase especially adapted for the holding offlowers in cemeteries, the body port-ion of which is made of a singlepiece of metal, and which is provided with the ex ceedingly strong prongportion 30, rigid with the body portion, adapted to be forced into hardground and to thus hold the vase in place. This said prong portion beingintegral with the body portion, it requires no rivets, solder, or othermeans to unite it with the said body portion, and therefore the dangerof leakage that is usually caused when the prong is united to said bodyportion is entirely eliminated. Further, it will be clear that bybending the flaps 14 and 17 in opposite directions over the prongportion 16 so as to cover the same, the life of said prong portion inthe ground is prolonged.

It will further be clear that by making the flange portion lying betweenthe dotted line 3 and the edge 11 of the blank wider than is the flangeportion lying between the dotted line 9 and the edge 12 of the blank, aseam can be provided having a depression 13 shown in Figure 5, whichpermits the maker to fill said depression and thus cause the curvedsurfaces 7 and 8 of the cone to be continuous.

In other words, by dipping` the finished cone in suitable paint, thusfilling said depressions 13 and baking said paint on said cone, acontinuous, smooth, and very pleasing surface for this particular'article is readily had, Further, by providing the circular orifices 21and 22 and the curved surfaces 23 and 24 in the blank, the flanges 27are readily formed, and the blank bent into the cone shape withoutdifIiculty, so that a firm support for the closing disk 28 is readilyhad. Further, by making the disk 28 of a size larger than the lower endof the cone and forcing it into place, a relatively tight joint isproduced, which joint may be still further rendered water tight bysetting the cone upright after dipping the same in paint, and thus`permitting the paint to settle down around the joint between the insideof the cone and the outer disk 28, and

there hardening during the baking operation, The tightness of the jointbetween the disk and cone is still Jfurther enhanced by beveling off thelower edges 4l and l2 of the seam, making fianges as illustratedl inFigure'l, for these said baffles permit of a tighter fit between thesaid disk and the walls of the cone.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details ofconstruction, as well as the arrangement of parts, without departingfrom the spirit of the invention, and therefore I do not wish to belimited to the above disclosure except as may be required by the claims.

l/Vhat I claim is:

l. Atsector shaped blank composed of a single piece of' sheet metaladapted to form a cone shaped flower vase comprising a body portion anda prong portion integral with said body portion; said prong portionprovided with a pair of flaps separated 'from said body portion by slitshaving curved up:

per edges and terminating in circular holes, and said body portionprovided with a circular upper edge and a pair of straight side edgesadapted to form interlocking seam portions terminating at their lowerends at said slits, and having said lower end portions cut away toshorten the length of the formed seam; said curved slit edges adapted tobe turned up to form a support for the bottom of the finished vase, andsaid flaps adapted to be folded onto said integral prong portion toprotect and stiffen the same, substantially as described.

2. The herein described sector shaped blank for making cone shapedflower vases composed of a single sheet of metal provided with a bodyportion and an integral prong portion provided with a pair of iiapsseparated from said body portion by a pair lof slits7 said body portionprovided With a pair of edges adapted to be folded to form interlockingseam portions; terminating at said slits and having their ends cut awayto shorten the length of the formed seam, and said flaps adapted to befolded onto said prong portion to form a sharp point and to stiften thesame, substantially as described.

3. The herein described metallic cone shaped flower vase for use incemeteries `comprising a single sheet of metal having a body portion andan integral prong portion; the body portion having a singlelongitudinally disposed seam having inten locking portions on the insideof the cone and a depression on the outside of said cone, and anintegral support for a disk closure above the prong portion; and theprong portion composed of three thicknesses of metal integral with saidbody portion and terminating in a point, substantially as described.

4:. The herein described' liower vase for use in cemeteries7 comprisinga cone shaped body portion and a pointed prong portion all made Jfrom asingle sheet of metal; said body portion provided ywith a singlelongitudinally disposed seam having a filled de` pression on the outsideof the cone, and a disk supporting means on the inside of' the cone; andsaid prong portion composed of a central portion integral with the bodyportion and a flap integral with said central portion on each side ofthe latter to protect the same against corrosion and to lend stiffnessto the structure, substantially as described.

5. The herein described flower Vase for use in cemeteries comprising afrusto-conical body portion; a prong portion composed of a plurality ofthicknesses of metal integral with said body portion; and a disk forclosing the lower portion of said vase, substantially as described.

6. The herein described flower vase oomprising a liquid tightfrusto-conical body portion; a conoavo-conveX prong portion integralwith said body portion composed of a plurality of layers of metal, and adisk closing the smaller end of said vase, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

ROBERT I. ORE.

